Individual Details
Jacob HIMES
(9 Jun 1807 - 20 Aug 1896)
George Himes born 1758 married Rosina Miller
1. William Himes born 1775 married Barbara Hetrick
a. Jacob Himes born 1800 married a Catherine-Holmes County, Ohio
2. John Himes born between 1770- 1780 married Elizabeth Kauffmann
a. Jacob Himes born 1807 married 3 times -Elk County, Pennsylvania
3. Jacob Himes born 1782 married Catherine Kohler(?)
a. Jacob Himes born about 1816 married a Catherine-Jefferson County,
Pennsylvania
John Himes wife Elizabeth Kaufmann died intestate and Jacob Himes was appointed as administrator of her estate in 1852 in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. Elizabeth Kaufmann's father Leonard names her as one of his children in his will and gives her husband's name as John Himes. Leonard Kaufmann's will was probated in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. The baptism for Jacob Himes at St. Jacob's Lutheran and Reformed Church in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania gives his birthdate as 9 June 1807 and his parents' names as Johannis Heym and Elisabeth. Sponsors were Jacob Heym and wf. Catharina (John Himes the father and Jacob Himes the sponsor were brothers).
There was a Jacob Himes living in Irvin Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania in the 1840 census with the following composition:
Free white males under 5-1
Free white males 20 thru 29-1
Free white females under 5-1
Free white females 20 thur 29-1
Persons employed in agriculture-1
This may be this Jacob Himes since he does not appear in Redbank Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania in the 1840 census. Also, there is a Christena age 12 and a Mathias age 10 in Jacob Hime's family in the 1850 census which match the ages of the children in the 1840 census.
Approximate birthdates calculated for Jacob Himes from his ages in the 1850, 1860, and 1880 censuses and his age given at various times in his pension papers varies.
1850 census-45 born about 1805
1860 census-53 born about 1807
1880 census-69 born about 1811
Muster roll in pension papers dated 30 November 1864 gives age as 53-born about 1811
Declaration for original invalid pension on 20 February 1883 gives age as 71-born about 1812
Declaration for invalid pension on 21 July 1890 gives age as 84-born about 1806
Tombstone states he was 76 years when he died but does not give death date. Since he died 20 August 1896, his birthdate would be about 1820 calculated from date on tombstone.
Jacob Himes married more than one wife but only one was a legal marriage since his first wife was still living when he married for the second and third time. His wife in the 1850 census was Catharine. His wife in the 1860 census was Hetty. Catharine and Hetty may be the same person since depositions in his pension file by his daughter Christiana Beck, his daughter Sarah Ann Snyder, and his daughter Jemima Vasbinder as well as his sons, Adam and Mathias, give their parents' names as Jacob and Esther Ann "Hetty" Mohney (Hetty is a nickname for Esther). She was not living with him in the 1870 census but was living in another household since he had deserted her. The depositions by his children state their mother died 6 May 1887. His wife in the 1880 census was Fannie. His pension papers state he was married to a Nulf/Nulph prior to his marriage on 20 August 1883 to Sarah C. Yale. Sarah C. Yale applied for a widow's pension based on his Civil War service. If he was not divorced from Esther A. "Hetty", then he was never legally married to Fannie Nulf/Nulph or Sarah C. Yale. His third wife Sarah C. lost her widow's pension since his first wife was still living when they were married.
Events
| Birth | 9 Jun 1807 |  | |||
| Baptism | 6 Sep 1807 | St. Jacob's Lutheran and Reformed Church (Howarter's), Upper Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Marriage | Catharine |  | |||
| Census | 1850 | Redbank Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Marriage | Esther Ann "Hetty" MOHNEY | | | ||
| Census | 1860 | Eddyville Post Office, Redbank Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Military | From 14 Aug 1861 to 1 Aug 1863 | in Company B, Pennsylania 78th Infantry Regiment during the Civil War | | ||
| Military | From 1 Aug 1863 to 14 Oct 1864 | in Company D, U.S. Veteran Reserve Corps, 2nd Infantry Regiment during the Civil War | | | |
| Marriage | Elk County, Pennsylvania - Fannie NOLF | | |||
| Census | 1880 | Horton Township, Elk County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Marriage | 20 Aug 1883 | Brockport, Elk County, Pennsylvania - Sarah C. CONFER | | ||
| Census | 1890 | Horton Township, Elk County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Death | 20 Aug 1896 | Brockport, Elk County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Burial | 1896 | Mountain Church Cemetery, Horton Township, Elk County, Pennsylvania | |
Families
| Spouse | Catharine ( - ) |
| Spouse | Esther Ann "Hetty" MOHNEY (1820 - 1887) |
| Child | Cristena HIMES (1839 - 1902) |
| Child | Matthew HIMES (1843 - 1911) |
| Child | Adam HIMES (1845 - 1915) |
| Child | William HIMES (1849 - 1860) |
| Child | John HIMES (1852 - ) |
| Child | Susana HIMES (1854 - ) |
| Child | Lavina HIMES (1858 - ) |
| Child | Sarah Jane HIMES (1861 - 1931) |
| Child | Jemima Minerva HIMES (1865 - 1936) |
| Spouse | Fannie NOLF ( - ) |
| Spouse | Sarah C. CONFER (1823 - 1917) |
| Father | John HIMES (1775 - 1852) |
| Mother | Elizabeth KAUFFMAN ( - 1852) |
| Sibling | Catharine HIMES (1803 - 1892) |
Notes
Marriage
He was living with Catharine in the 1850 census but all his living children in their depositions in 1898 state that Jacob Himes and Esther Ann "Hetty" Mohney were their parents so Catharine and Esther may be the same person.Marriage
The following information was taken from the depositions given by Jacob Himes' children in his widow's pension file. The children who gave depositions in 1898 were Christiana Beck, Adam Himes and his wife Rosanna, Matthias Himes, Sarah Jane Snyder, and Jemina M. Vasbinder. According to the depositions, their parents were Jacob Himes and Esther Ann "Hetty" Mohney/Mony. Esther died the 6 May 1887 but there was no stone to mark her grave in North Freedom, Pennsylvania. Jacob Himes married two women while Esther was still living, a widow named Nulf/Nulph and Sarah C. Yale. Jacob Himes returned home to his wife Esther in Armstrong County after the Civil War but only lived with her a year or less when he deserted her.Military
Pension papers state he was discharged on 14 October 1864 at Detroit, Michigan. Also, pension papers show he appears on muster out roll dated 4 November 1864 Kittanning, Pennsylvania.Endnotes
1. Don Yoder, "The Baptismal Records of St. Jacob's (Howerter's) Lutheran and Reformed Union Church, Upper Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania 1803-1869," The Northumberland County Historical Society Proceedings and Addresses, Volume XXIX (Sunbury, Pennsylvania: Northumberland County Historical Society, 1 January 1984), page 155.
2. Don Yoder, "The Baptismal Records of St. Jacob's (Howerter's) Lutheran and Reformed Union Church, Upper Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania 1803-1869," The Northumberland County Historical Society Proceedings and Addresses, Volume XXIX (Sunbury, Pennsylvania: Northumberland County Historical Society, 1 January 1984), page 155.
3. 1850 census, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Redbank Township, page 283B, dwelling 244, family 246, Jacob Hines; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 1 December 2012); from National Archives microfilm M432, roll 749.
4. Letter with copy of pension papers for Jacob Himes from Samuel G. Lettie, () to Nancy Levitz, 23 June 1987; held in 2012 by Nancy Fowler (formerly Nancy Levitz), , Cary, North Carolina. Pension file for Jacob Himes held by National Archives, Washington, D.C..
5. Deposition of Christiana Beck dated 25 August 1898: Sarah C. Himes widow's pension certificate no. 454,105; service of Jacob Himes (private, Company B, 78th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Veterans Who Served in the Army and Navy Mainly in the Civil War and the War with Spain ("Civil War and Later Survivors' Certificates"), 1861-1934||Civil War and Later Surviviors' Certiicates; Civil War and Later Pension Files, Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15||VA, RG15; National Archives, Washington, D.C..
6. Deposition of Matthias/Matthew Himes dated 25 August 1898: Sarah C. Himes widow's pension certificate no. 454,105; service of Jacob Himes (private, Company B, 78th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Veterans Who Served in the Army and Navy Mainly in the Civil War and the War with Spain ("Civil War and Later Survivors' Certificates"), 1861-1934||Civil War and Later Surviviors' Certiicates; Civil War and Later Pension Files, Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15||VA, RG15; National Archives, Washington, D.C..
7. Deposition of Adam Himes dated 9 August 1898: Sarah C. Himes widow's pension certificate no. 454,105; service of Jacob Himes (private, Company B, 78th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Veterans Who Served in the Army and Navy Mainly in the Civil War and the War with Spain ("Civil War and Later Survivors' Certificates"), 1861-1934||Civil War and Later Surviviors' Certiicates; Civil War and Later Pension Files, Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15||VA, RG15; National Archives, Washington, D.C..
8. Deposition of Sarah Ann Snyder dated 9 August 1898: Sarah C. Himes widow's pension certificate no. 454,105; service of Jacob Himes (private, Company B, 78th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Veterans Who Served in the Army and Navy Mainly in the Civil War and the War with Spain ("Civil War and Later Survivors' Certificates"), 1861-1934||Civil War and Later Surviviors' Certiicates; Civil War and Later Pension Files, Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15||VA, RG15; National Archives, Washington, D.C..
9. Deposition of Jemima (Himes) Vasbinder dated 9 August 1898: Sarah C. Himes widow's pension certificate no. 454,105; service of Jacob Himes (private, Company B, 78th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Veterans Who Served in the Army and Navy Mainly in the Civil War and the War with Spain ("Civil War and Later Survivors' Certificates"), 1861-1934||Civil War and Later Surviviors' Certiicates; Civil War and Later Pension Files, Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15||VA, RG15; National Archives, Washington, D.C..
10. 1860 U.S census, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Eddyville Post Office, Redbank Township, page 569 (stamped), page 3 (penned), dwelling 13. family 13, Jacob Himes; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 1 December 2012); from National Archives microfilm M653, roll 1070.
11. Historical Data Systems, comp. , "U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 December 2012), Jacob Himes; citing History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865; Research by Al Richardson; died 20 August 1896, Brockport, Pennsylvania.
12. "Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-1999," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 December 2012), Jacob Himes ; citing Grandson J. Himes May 6, 1936; gives date of birth as 1808 and date of death as 1899.
13. "Civil War Veterans' Card File 1861-1865," Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, ARIAS, Pennsylvania's Digital State Archives (http:// www.digital archives.state,pa.us : accessed 2 December 2012), compilation, "Jacob Himes," index card; Series # 19.12.
14. "U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934," database, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 December 2012), Jacob Himes.
15. National Park Service, "U.S. Civil War Soldiers 1861-1865," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 December 2012), Jacob Himes ; citing Film number M554, roll 54; Company B, 78 th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry.
16. Letter with copy of pension papers for Jacob Himes from Samuel G. Lettie, () to Nancy Levitz, 23 June 1987; held in 2012 by Nancy Fowler (formerly Nancy Levitz), , Cary, North Carolina. Pension file for Jacob Himes held by National Archives, Washington, D.C..
17. "Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-1999," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 December 2012), Jacob Himes ; citing Grandson J. Himes May 6, 1936; gives date of birth as 1808 and date of death as 1899.
18. "U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934," database, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 December 2012), Jacob Himes.
19. "Civil War Veterans' Card File 1861-1865," Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, ARIAS, Pennsylvania's Digital State Archives (http:// www.digital archives.state,pa.us : accessed 2 December 2012), compilation, "Jacob Himes," index card; Series # 19.12.
20. National Park Service, "U.S. Civil War Soldiers 1861-1865," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 December 2012), Jacob Himes; citing Film number M636, roll 19; Company D, 2nd Regiment, Veteran Reserve Corps.
21. Letter with copy of pension papers for Jacob Himes from Samuel G. Lettie, () to Nancy Levitz, 23 June 1987; held in 2012 by Nancy Fowler (formerly Nancy Levitz), , Cary, North Carolina. Pension file for Jacob Himes held by National Archives, Washington, D.C..
22. Letter with copy of pension papers for Jacob Himes from Samuel G. Lettie, () to Nancy Levitz, 23 June 1987; held in 2012 by Nancy Fowler (formerly Nancy Levitz), , Cary, North Carolina. Pension file for Jacob Himes held by National Archives, Washington, D.C..
23. Deposition of Sarah C. Himes dated 2 September 1898: Sarah C. Himes widow's pension certificate no. 454,105; service of Jacob Himes (private, Company B, 78th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Veterans Who Served in the Army and Navy Mainly in the Civil War and the War with Spain ("Civil War and Later Survivors' Certificates"), 1861-1934||Civil War and Later Surviviors' Certiicates; Civil War and Later Pension Files, Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15||VA, RG15; National Archives, Washington, D.C..
24. 1880 U.S. census, Elk County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Horton Township, enumeration district (ED) 139 , page 476C (stamped), page 18 (penned), dwelling 141, family 142, Jacob Himes; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 December 2012); from National Archives microfilm T9, roll 1125.
25. Letter with copy of pension papers for Jacob Himes from Samuel G. Lettie, () to Nancy Levitz, 23 June 1987; held in 2012 by Nancy Fowler (formerly Nancy Levitz), , Cary, North Carolina. Pension file for Jacob Himes held by National Archives, Washington, D.C..
26. Deposition of Sarah C. Himes dated 2 September 1898: Sarah C. Himes widow's pension certificate no. 454,105; service of Jacob Himes (private, Company B, 78th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Veterans Who Served in the Army and Navy Mainly in the Civil War and the War with Spain ("Civil War and Later Survivors' Certificates"), 1861-1934||Civil War and Later Surviviors' Certiicates; Civil War and Later Pension Files, Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15||VA, RG15; National Archives, Washington, D.C..
27. Declaration for Widow's Pension dated 24 September 1896: Sarah C. Himes widow's pension certificate no. 454,105; service of Jacob Himes (private, Company B, 78th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Veterans Who Served in the Army and Navy Mainly in the Civil War and the War with Spain ("Civil War and Later Survivors' Certificates"), 1861-1934||Civil War and Later Surviviors' Certiicates; Civil War and Later Pension Files, Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15||VA, RG15; National Archives, Washington, D.C..
28. 1890 U.S. census, Elk County, Pennsylvania, veterans schedule, Horton Township, enumeration district (ED) 146, page 3, dwelling 248, family 254, Jacob Heims; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 December 2012); from National Archives microfilm M123, roll 85.
29. Historical Data Systems, comp. , "U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 December 2012), Jacob Himes; citing History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865; Research by Al Richardson; died 20 August 1896, Brockport, Pennsylvania.
30. Letter with copy of pension papers for Jacob Himes from Samuel G. Lettie, () to Nancy Levitz, 23 June 1987; held in 2012 by Nancy Fowler (formerly Nancy Levitz), , Cary, North Carolina. Pension file for Jacob Himes held by National Archives, Washington, D.C..
31. Deposition of Sarah C. Himes dated 2 September 1898: Sarah C. Himes widow's pension certificate no. 454,105; service of Jacob Himes (private, Company B, 78th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Veterans Who Served in the Army and Navy Mainly in the Civil War and the War with Spain ("Civil War and Later Survivors' Certificates"), 1861-1934||Civil War and Later Surviviors' Certiicates; Civil War and Later Pension Files, Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15||VA, RG15; National Archives, Washington, D.C..
32. Declaration for Widow's Pension dated 24 September 1896: Sarah C. Himes widow's pension certificate no. 454,105; service of Jacob Himes (private, Company B, 78th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Veterans Who Served in the Army and Navy Mainly in the Civil War and the War with Spain ("Civil War and Later Survivors' Certificates"), 1861-1934||Civil War and Later Surviviors' Certiicates; Civil War and Later Pension Files, Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15||VA, RG15; National Archives, Washington, D.C..
33. Notice from Pension Agent dated 19 September 1896 that Jacob Himes was dropped from pension rolls due to death on 20 August 1896: Jacob Himes (private, Company B, 78th Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, Civil War) invalid certificate no. 745,392; Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Veterans Who Served in the Army and Navy Mainly in the Civil War and the War with Spain ("Civil War and Later Survivors' Certificates"), 1861-1934||Civil War and Later Surviviors' Certiicates; Civil War and Later Pension Files, Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15||VA, RG15; National Archives, Washington, D.C..
34. "Mountain Church Cemetery," database, Elk County Pennsylvania Genealogy Project (http://www.pa-roots.com/elk/ : accessed 1 December 2012), Jacob Himes.
35. Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com, accessed on 9 December 2012; Record, Jacob Himes, aged 76 years; includes a picture of tombstone; Memorial # 20045356; Record of the Mountain Church Cemetery; Created by Chris Painter and Sherry Bish Jesberger.